Volume 17 Issue 2 February
In 2025, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) broke ground on the new Orman Johnson Pumping Plant, which forms part of the larger Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP). Its name honors Orman Johnson, a farsighted leader who worked to…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
Our cover story this month provides an opportunity to celebrate the groundbreaking of the permanent replacement of Tunnel No. 2, a century-old irrigation tunnel linking Wyoming’s Goshen Irrigation District (GID) and Nebraska’s Gering–Fort Laramie Irrigation District (GFLID) that…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
In this month’s cover story, we introduce our readers to Samantha Barncastle, the new executive director of the Family Farm Alliance. A dynamic leader with roots in agriculture and extensive experience as a water lawyer, Ms. Barncastle has high ambitions for what the alliance can do for its…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
This month’s cover story features Ron Rayner, the scion of an Arizona farming family that has been active in the state since 1913 and an influential figure in advancing irrigation technology and influencing policy in the state and nationwide. Mr. Rayner served on the boards of both the Central…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
This month, we interview Mark LaRowe, who has served since May 2025 as the executive director of the Montana Water Resources Association, taking over from longtime officeholder Mike Murphy. Mr. LaRowe has a wide-ranging background in natural resources…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
Our cover story this month introduces readers to the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project (NCORPE), a collaborative venture of four natural resources districts aimed at maintaining compliance with the multistate Republican River Compact…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
This month, our cover interview is with Salomon Torres, the owner of Soluciones Consulting, based in Harlingen, Texas. Why feature a Texas water professional in our New Mexico edition? Because, of course, issues on the Rio Grande are multistate issues—and, in fact, international issues…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
In this month’s cover story, we bring you an interview with Jackson Stansell, a young entrepreneur whose company is delivering important benefits to U.S. clients and holds great potential for New Zealand producers. Using satellite imagery, Sentinel Ag can provide daily assessments of crops’ nitrogen needs…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
In our cover story this month, we interview a champion of irrigated agriculture well known to Washington State producers: State Senator Judy Warnick. In our conversation, she delves into her accomplishments in the legislature and the benefits of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan and the Odessa…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
In this month’s cover story, we interview Mark Pepper, the executive director of the Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems. The association supports small, rural utilities, which make up a large proportion of Wyoming’s water suppliers, in complying with federal…